Nathan Juran(1907-2002)
- Director
- Art Director
- Writer
Austrian-born Nathan Juran was a professional architect before entering
the film industry as an art director in 1937. He won an Academy Award
for art direction on Qu'elle était verte ma vallée (1941). World War II interrupted his film career,
and he spent his war years with the OSS. Returning to Hollywood, he
turned to directing films in the 1950s. He handled mostly low-budget
westerns and sci-fi opuses, his most famous (or infamous) being L'Attaque de la femme de 50 pieds (1958)
(which he filmed under the name "Nathan Hertz"). On the other hand, he
was also responsible for the superb fantasy adventure Le 7ème Voyage de Sinbad (1958). In the
early 1960s, he journeyed to Europe, where he spent several years
piloting adventure epics and spaghetti westerns.
